have always loved New York City. Walking through the streets that never sleep, listening to the sounds that fill the atmosphere and breathing in that NYC air - none of it will ever get old.

I recently moved back into my dorm at William Peace University, and even though our sister schools are reverting back to online only after the semester started, we are still blessed with the opportunity to learn on campus and in person.

For the past six months, ita??s been tempting to look around at the world and want to scream in frustration. Every theatre artist I knowa?"no matter what age, identity, level of experience, or level of educationa?"feels some degree of artistic and economic suffocation due to the pandemic.

If college is a rollercoaster of emotions, performing arts college is the craziest of them all. Going to school for theater is full of ups and downs that can take a toll on you. Therefore here are a few tips for taking care of your mental health.... 

After several weeks (and months) of anticipation, preparation, and anxiety the first week of my Junior year has come and gone.

I am sitting in my living room, glancing from my computer to the windows. I look out the window, admiring the green pine needles draping from their branches and the green leaves with tints of an orange blaze, hinting at the New England autumn to come... 

The new school year is so close, and for some college students, classes have already started! I always love back to school times because I love organizing and falling into a new routine, but this year is obviously very different for most of us.

Over the past two years, Ia??ve devoured hundreds of plays. I wholeheartedly believe that reading plays has made me a better theatre-maker and person. 

Theatre has moved into a fancy new platform that I am sure we all are familiar with...Zoom. 

For many students, school has begun in one form or another: online, in-person, or a?oehybrida?? as the University of Miami calls their system.

Hello, dear readers, from university quarantine. My school is hunkering down for two weeks before classes start this Monday.

Here are 10 of my favorite theatre-related videos, podcasts, and articles!

rom now on, your college or university campus is going to be considered a?oehome.'

We see this time and time again, where musicals that center on an experience or adult humor get so watered down that they render their existence pointless.

We can find them in these shows, their lyrics, their characters, and their stories that sneak into our hearts and dona??t seem to ever leave.

If you are on the go it is especially important to have some hand sanitizer. Hopefully, your college has sanitizing stations set up. But if you are not comfortable using those make sure you have one handy. 

In the least creepy way possible, one of the things Ia??m best at is sneaking into places where I *probably* shouldna??t be. Leta??s take it back to June 2017. 

As I enter my senior year, the campus Ia??ve returned to is completely unrecognizable from a year ago.

But recently, I got a new message from an incoming NYU freshman asking me to be part of an organization she was creating called The Virtual Theatre Co.

During the 3 months when wea??re supposed to be out and about the most, eating ice cream and having summer adventures, we were stuck indoors just trying to stay safe.

This came with many pros and cons for both options and was a very difficult decision to make.

What frequently starts as friendly debate can instantly transform into criticizing other Broadway fansa?? tastes, usually in an attempt to prove some sort of superior appreciation of the artsa?"in short, gatekeeping.

& Juliet is a pop musical that explores a new story of Romeo and Juliet -- what would have happened if Juliet never died?

So youa??ve chosen to major in theatre...now what?

Grease. Every high school theatre troupe and baby boomera??s ideal. Everyonea??s Halloween costume inspiration at some point in their lives. Grease needs no introduction because Grease is the word.